Carol Angrisani

Associate Editor, Supermarket News

Carol Angrisani is an associate editor at Supermarket News. Along with covering the packaged goods beat, she also manages SN’s annual private-label and ethnic marketing supplements. Carol started working at Supermarket News in 1995 as a health and beauty care and pharmacy reporter. She’s since served in a number of other capacities, including section editor and managing editor of Brand Marketing, once a freestanding supplement to SN and currently a special section within the publication.

Carol’s Recent activity

While the craft soda market is a small one, it's poised for growth.
That's because both large and small manufacturers — as well as retailers themselves — are jumping on the craft soda bandwagon.
I’ve written nu...

More than half of U.S. consumers eat chocolate once a week or more. Of these, most are looking for options with mix-ins rather than plain/unflavored varieties.
Chocolate confectionery sales grew 24% 2009 to 2014 t...

Consumers want more protein in their diets because of its role in satiety, weight loss and health.
While they want most of it in the form of animal protein, they are increasingly seeking it out in packaged goods...

One of the highlights of The NGA Show, which takes place Feb. 8-11 in Las Vegas, will be the Creative Choice Awards.
I had the pleasure of being a judge for three marketing categories: frequent shopper or targeted...

About 1.2 million people in the U.S. brew their own ales and lagers at home, according to the American Homebrewers Association, Boulder, Colo., a division of the Brewers Association, a craft beer trade group.
Most o...

Retailers need to give shoppers the tools to speed up the path to purchase.
“This is what’s going to set apart retailers that win,” Stephen Mader, digital retailing director for Kantar Retail, said in his Tuesday ...

Moms want to buy better-for-you foods for their kids, but often struggle to find products that meet their nutritional standards, but also taste good.
Asda, the U.K.-based wholly owned subsidiary of Walmart, elimin...

Just when I thought I was done reporting on the pet market for a while, Martha Stewart reinforced the importance of the category.
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia is deepening its commitment to the category, the bu...

The Martha Stewart brand can be found at Kmart, Home Depot, Macy’s, PetSmart and other retailers. But does the businesswoman have plans for food retail?
When I heard Martha Stewart would be keynoting PLMA store br...